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James Neilson

James qualified as a Dental Technician at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1999 and went on to obtain an honours degree ...

Adrian Thorp

Adrian qualified from Liverpool University, leading to be a part-time Associate Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and a primary ...

Simon Thornton-Wood

Simon Thornton-Wood PhD has been Chief Executive of the College of General Dentistry since the transfer in 2021 of its ...

Simon Thackeray

Simon Thackeray is a practicing general practitioner in Mansfield. He is President Elect of the British Association of Private Dentistry ...

Shalin Mehra

Shalin is a Founder of Rodericks Dental and Chair of Rodericks Dental Partners, a group of 224 dental practices in ...

Paul Brocklehurst

Paul Brocklehurst is an NHS Consultant with Public Health Wales and an Honorary Professor at University College London and Cardiff ...

Neil Sikka

Dr Neil Sikka is a General Dentist at Moorgate Bupa Dental Care, Chief Dental Officer for Bupa UK Insurance, Director ...

Neil Carmichael

Neil Carmichael, Executive Chair of the Association of Dental Groups, Chief Executive of UK China Education Cooperation (UCEC), and a ...

Miranda Steeples

Miranda has worked in dentistry for many years, both as a dental nurse, and now as a dental hygienist and ...

Martin Woodrow

Martin is the Chief Executive of the British Dental Association, having been in the role since August 2018. He has ...

Kirstie Moons

Kirstie is currently the Postgraduate Dental Dean for Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW), where she is responsible for planning, commissioning, ...

John Darby

 John graduated from Kings and commenced his dental career in south east London. He spent much of his working ...

James Spencer

James Spencer undertook his dental training at the University of Bristol and his Orthodontic Training at the Eastman Dental Institute ...

Fiona Ellwood

Fiona is the Executive Director of the Society of British Dental Nurses and one of the founders, the Interim Chair ...

Eddie Crouch

Eddie was elected as Chair of the BDA Board in September 2020. Before that, he served as Deputy Chair between ...

David Felix

David Felix is the Postgraduate Dental Dean and Director of Dentistry for NHS Education for Scotland.  He graduated in dentistry ...

Bernard Horan

Bernard is an analyst who has worked in the public healthcare sector for over 20 years. Most notably, at Shipman, ...

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Tom Whiting

Chief Executive and Registrar

Tom joined the GDC in June 2024, from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) where ...

Jason Wong

Jason Wong

Jason Wong MBE was appointed as the interim Chief Dental Officer for England in July 2023. Jason joined the Office of ...

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Fiona Sandom

Fiona qualified as a dental hygienist from Manchester Dental Hospital in 1993 and as a dental therapist in 1999 from ...